"I really want to explore the impact Minecraft has had on its players," director Paul Owens
told Wired in an email. "It's really transcended just being a
videogame at this point, especially to the people who really have a
love for it."

Owens and his crew have already shot a 20-minute concept video
(above), which they say serves primarily to introduce fans to the
world of Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson and his
crew at Swedish game company Mojang.

"Now that the team has been introduced, we'll examine how they
manage the weight of immense expectation (both the community's and
their own) as they take their hit to completion and develop its
follow-up simultaneously," cinematographer Asif Siddiky told Wired
in an email. "On the other end of the spectrum, it will be
interesting to visit the fans that have allowed Minecraft
to bleed into their lives outside of playing the game."

Siddiky points to people who have created original songs and
live-action films based on the game. The documentary will also look at families who get together to
collaborate on design and construction within the game, a facet of
Minecraft that Siddiky says "doesn't usually get much
screen time."

The documentary will talk to Persson, follow Mojang's operations
and attempt to analyse Minecraft's "unprecedented success"
as an indie sensation. Once the film is all shot and edited, 2
Player Productions will self-distribute the doc on a two-disc DVD
set the company says should be ready for release in 2012.

"Minecraft showed people that games could offer more
then just a prepackaged experience. It excited the imagination of
millions," producer Paul Levering told Wired in an e-mail. "It's
had this runaway success for a reason, and I think that is because
people are getting a little tired of games offering the same
experiences. They wanted something that let them decide what to
do."

"It's also a story of a regular guy that became a millionaire
just from supporting his passion project," Levering said.
"Sometimes, someone will come along and incite a revolution without
even knowing it."